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CERF+ is doing so much to help artists who can’t work due to circumstances out of their control. I don’t even think that I am that special, but it makes me feel special that you think I am worth investing in, that you feel it is important for me to continue to make work.

Christina Bothwell

Glass Artist, 2018 Studio Fire, Stillwater, Pennsylvania

A donation to CERF+ is an investment in an artist’s career. Help artists like Christina get back to work after an emergency by making a gift today.

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Last weekend, CERF+ presented our Ready + Resilient program at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment in Huntsville, Alabama. While on site, we learned about the mill and its transformation from the Genesco Shoe plant to the thriving arts space that it is today. With 148...

The CERF+ Board held its spring meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 22 and 23 at the Foundation for Puerto Rico and the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico respectively. During their time on the island the board and staff met with artists and artisans, cultural and...

We're more than halfway through our fiscal year, and CERF+ has already provided $106,647 in emergency assistance to 42 artists. Although this is less than we had distributed last year at this time, when we received a record number of applications in response to...

A grant of $500 can go a long way to help safeguard your studio, protect your career, and prepare you for emergencies. From purchasing cases and locks to secure tools, to building storage systems to protect artwork from flooding, to improving studio ergonomics,...

Recovering from a major disaster can take a long time. That’s why we were thrilled to hear that St John’s US Virgin Islands-based ceramic artist, Casey Giakis, recently celebrated her first kiln firing since Hurricanes Irma and Maria seriously damaged her outdoor...

In the aftermath of a disaster, an enormous amount of private and public funds are pumped into the affected areas. This flood of money, in addition to an increase in volunteers and first responders, can create a chaotic and confusing situation on the ground....